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Re: Your Police Friends (Personal for Layla Reese): You notice that Ronny's contacts seem excessively eager to help you, and that they bring in friends you hadn't met before to work with you on your endeavors. You have an effective Police x2 until otherwise notified.

Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy x2: Red light traffic cameras continue to be set up throughout the city, after Governor Pataki approved the installation of another fifty of them throughout NYC, costing taxpayers five million dollars.

Church

Church x1: More and more people are reporting being saved by the so called angel of light that stalks the city by night. He is known as Lucasta in some circles, which some believe relates to Lucifer, the so-called Light-bringer. The individual is always described as radiantly brilliant and possessing a wide variety of mystic powers, none of which seem to quite correspond to any Kindred Disciplines you might know off. Nobody can remember the face of this mysterious stranger. There are whispers among the faithful that the hand of God is in play and that demons and angels now walk the earth.

Church x3: Allison Darkwater, the mother of Dominican nun Christine Darkwater (infamous for starting a recent string of arsons/murders) was found dead in her home in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

Church x4: There are hushed whispers that there was something "unholy" about the state of Allison Darkwater's body when it was found.

Church x5: The "Society" is reported to have fully withdrawn operations from New York for the time being.

Allison Darkwater's body, was, in fact, found covered in long demonic claw marks.

Church x7: Lies again ! Filthy filthy lies! The Society of Leopold is still in town, bitches! DIE VAMPIRES DIE!

Finance

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Health

Health x1: Christine Darkwater's doctors have declared that they believe the woman to be suffering from a catatonic form of psychosis and recommended to a judge this past week that she be declared unfit for trial. The judge agreed, but against the doctors' recommendations asked that she be transferred to the high-security Ward's Island Hospital for the Criminally Insane, rather than be released to the care of a general hospital (New York Presbyterian).

Christine still hasn't spoken a word since her capture.

Health x4:Investigations are being made into where over fifty pints of blood from Silver Pines General Hospital have disappeared to. The blood was reported transferred to an unknown CDC Director, but no paper trail has been found explaining who he was or what the blood was used for. The area is facing a blood shortage, just in time for Thanksgiving, and there is much concern.

High Society

High Society x2: The Agora is continuing an exhibition on work from an up and coming artist's collective, headed by an enigmatic and mysterious figure known only as "M". The installation pieces all seem to be bizarre inventions, perpetual motion devices or vaguely booby-trap-esque looking contraptions. Prominent on display is a piece ominously known as "Mechanical Chicken Separator #13."

This bizarre art form is getting increasingly popular, however, some of the pieces not by "M", namely the ones involving a lot of broken dolls and post-feminist themes, are considered fairly cliche.

High Society x3: The Marzipan Room, the Blue Tigerlily Lounge, 21 Water, and Club Cain are all skyrocketing in popularity as night clubs. Word is that anybody who's anybody should check them out.

Industry

Industry x2: Global Chemicals, a company known for its research into alternative energy forms continues to come into harsh criticism regarding what appears to be the dumping of oil processing byproducts into a local abandoned coal mine. There is growing concern that the byproducts may be responsible for notable disruptions in the wildlife that the small upstate New York town has faced.

Legal

Legal x1: Christine Darkwater's doctors have declared that they believe the woman to be suffering from a catatonic form of psychosis and recommended to a judge this past week that she be declared unfit for trial. The judge agreed, but against the doctors' recommendations asked that she be transferred to the high-security Ward's Island Hospital for the Criminally Insane, rather than be released to the care of a general hospital (New York Presbyterian).

Legal x3: Naruhodou Ryuuichi, the defense attorney of Phil Flowers (the children's television show actor who was arrested for murdering his fellow performer) made a landmark victory, turning the case around and gleaning a heart rending courtroom confession from a witness. Flowers is overjoyed.

Media

Media x1: Phil Flowers, the title actor on the hit children's television show the "Silver Shogun" has been found innocent of involvement in the death of Zack Slammer,famous for portraying the show's villain the "Wicked Bureaucrat." Children everywhere are overjoyed.

Media x4: German film director Uwe Boll is actually dropping hints that his dream of creating New York by Night: The Movie may come to fruition. Work continues on his current film about Dungeon Siege.

Occult

Occult x2: The cult known as the Children of the Black Rose have apparently faced some heavy opposition from the local occult community, which is unsurprising given the fact that they took credit for Devil's Thursday. There appears to be some pressure put on them to change cult leadership. The group, however, is doing its best to maintain independence.

Occult x3: More and more people are reporting being saved by the so called angel of light that stalks the city by night, now known as Lucasta, in some circles. The individual is always described as radiantly brilliant and possessing a wide variety of mystic powers, none of which seem to quite correspond to any Kindred Disciplines you might know off. Nobody can remember the face of this mysterious stranger.

An semi-apocalyptic organization known as S.I.N. or the Society for Inraged Norns (spelling error intentional) is trying to attract members. The group has a rather desolate world view and believes that whatever Gods/Goddesses there are do not care for mankind.

Occult x4: Construction is complete on the temple being erected by the religious group known as Loa's Children. Residents of the neighborhood continue to be welcoming to the group as it seems dedicated to promoting social well being and community improvements.

Police

Police x2: Allison Darkwater, the mother of Dominican nun Christine Darkwater (infamous for starting a recent string of arsons/murders) was found dead in her home in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Police are looking for any connections this may have to the Darkwater case in general, as the woman allegedly died under strange circumstances.

Christine Darkwater still hasn't spoken a word since her capture. Police attempts to question her are proving futile.

An NYPD SWAT team is up in arms because somebody has "misplaced" a Barrett M107 sniper rifle, and no trace of it can be found. People are getting demoted and reprimanded like crazy over this, and there's an imperative to find the gun as soon as possible.

Police x4: A supply Clerk with the NYPD was reprimanded for losing a piece of evidence from a strange case a few months ago. The item in question was apparently some sort of toy car.

Allison Darkwater's body, was found covered in long demonic-looking claw marks that seemed to sear through her flesh. The coroner, however, reports that the cause of her death was actually blood loss, oddly enough, as she was found partially exsanguinated.

Police x5: The building involved in the second arson in the Christine Darkwater case was demolished this week.

Politics

Politics x1: Democrats take both Houses! Rumsfeld resigns! Read any paper to find out more.

Politics x2: Environmental activists still grow increasingly upset over the issue of Global Chemicals recently discovered dumping of oil by-products into an abandoned coal mine. Local famous activist-leader (and noted raw food advocate) Joan Clifford is particularly vehement over the issue, and is staging a protest at their corporate office in Manhattan soon.

Street

Street x1: More and more people are reporting being saved by the so called angel of light that stalks the city by night, now known as Lucasta, in some circles. The individual is always described as radiantly brilliant and possessing a wide variety of mystic powers, none of which seem to quite correspond to any Kindred Disciplines you might know off. Nobody can remember the face of this mysterious stranger.

The Orphans continue to oppose the increasingly powerful gang know as the Furies, and there is a rumor that they have something BIG planned to keep them under control.

Pure grade Cuban sempre and heroin just hit the streets. This is apparently quite high quality stuff. Infamous drug lord Michal the Coyote is trying to limit distribution.

Street x2: A ton of street people seemed to be having some sort of drunken get together this past Saturday. Police broke it up. Tools.

Street x3: Construction is complete on the temple being erected by the religious group known as Loa's Children. Residents of the impoverished Bronx neighborhood continue to be welcoming to the group as it seems dedicated to promoting social well being and community improvements. There are increasing movements to revitalize the community and to offer public programs such as family counseling, after school activities etc.

Street x4: At least three homeless men have been reported missing under strange circumstances. People increasingly reluctant to travel alone.

Street x5: The enigmatic and mysterious leader of the Orphans might be calling some sort of rally soon... it's uncertain what he intends.

"Can you dig it?"

Transportation

Transportation x1: Red light traffic cameras continue to be set up throughout the city, after Governor Pataki approved the installation of another fifty of them throughout NYC, costing taxpayers five million dollars.

Underworld

Underworld x1: Pure grade Cuban sempre and heroin just hit the streets. This is apparently quite high quality stuff. Infamous druglord Michal the Coyote is trying to limit distribution.

Underworld x2: Another large shipment of unregistered and illegal Russian firearms that has made its way down through Canada. You can buy a piece in nearly any alleyway you wish.

Underworld x4: An infamous assassin, known only as "the Hawk," has apparently been seen with some of Russian mafia boss Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov's men prior to the man's disappearance.

University

University x4: There's been a lot of paperwork changing hands regarding former NYU student Claire Berkowitz, who committed suicide a few weeks ago.